Roast chicken with lemon and lime from lhj

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Roasting chicken; rinsed
2 Lemons; rinsed well
2 Limes; rinsed well
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. Heat oven to 425øF. Pat chicken dry. Cut 1 lemon in half and rub outside of chicken. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper inside and out. Cut 15 crosses in each lime and remaining lemon and place in cavity of chicken with cut lemon. Tie legs together and place breast side up on rack in roasting pan. Roast 20 minutes. Turn breast side down and roast 20 minutes more. Turn breast side up again and roast 20 minutes more or until thermometer inserted in thigh reaches 180øF.

2. Skim fat from juices; discard. Serve chicken with pan juices.

PER SERVING Calories 400 Total Fat 24 g Saturated Fat 7 g Cholesterol 134 mg Sodium 129 mg Carbohydrates 2 g Protein 42 g Notes: A five-ingredient entr‚e that couldn't be simpler, yet is tastefully fit for a feast.

Prep time: 15 minutes Roasting time: 1 hour Degree of difficulty: Easy Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 5:19 AM (C) Copyright 1998, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved.

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